# Character Input

> Press Insert key, then: aXXX for an Alt Code, XXXX for Unicode, c for (c), or HTML entity reference. Designed for Ex Libris Alma.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/characterinput](https://chrome-stats.com/d/characterinput)

## Overview

- **ID:** `characterinput`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Orangeaurochs
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 4
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-25
- **First published:** 2024-11-22
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/characterinput/)

## Description

Enter symbols and diacritics into the Alma Metadata Editor (MDE) using Unicode, Alt-key codes, or HTML entity codes. It supports 4-digit Unicode hex codes, almost all HTML entity references, as well as Alt-key codes; c for the copyright symbol.

## Rankings

- #124,312 — Overall
- #50 — input

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/characterinput)